Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Lost Cause? Cindy Sheehan for CalGov Demands Fairness from the Media

From: Cindy Sheehan,
Candidate for Governor of California, Peace and Freedom Party

Subject: It would be great if the L.A. Times would cease and desist deliberately mis-informing its readers

cc: The People aka The Mis-informed

I know that “Letters to the
Editor” have a word limit of 150 words, but I am not writing to the editor, I
am writing to not only you at the Times, but the media in general and I want the people of
the State of California to be aware of what appears to be a campaign of ignoring
a viable candidate for governor, namely, me.

I am writing in response to a
recent article in your paper (“Tea party favorite Tim Donnelly to run for
governor,” Nov. 6, 2013); which,
among other things, claims that this Tea Partier California Assembly Rep from SoCal is, “the sole
candidate to announce a challenge to Brown.” I am not going to get into
Donnelly’s flaws (which are many), in this piece, but I can’t even accuse your
paper of shoddy reporting, because your paper reported on my announcement which
was on August 27, (“Cindy Sheehan announces run for California governor” Aug
27, 2013) over two months before Donnelly announced. Holy Omission, Batman, the title of the article is Cindy Sheehan ANNOUNCES run for California governor. I don't know how it could be any more clear and simple than that? It is clear to me that you are simply and intentionally mis-informing and mis-leading your readers.

Your
paper is fully aware that there are other candidates who have announced against Brown, but what your
establishment mouthpiece really meant was that Donnelly is the only
establishment candidate that has announced. Isn’t that what you meant? I can’t
pretend that you weren’t aware of my candidacy, because anyone with half a
brain can see that your paper is aware of it. (Unless you all have canceled your subscriptions, too?)

Reading
between the lines (which is so easy to do in the establishment media), what your
paper doesn’t report is as significant to those of us who bang our heads
against the status quo of Republican/Democrat political monopoly as what it does write.

To
recap: your paper knew that I announced; my campaign has filed paperwork with
the Secretary of State; we have a public website; AND you had a reporter at my
announcement, even though that person didn’t report on any of the serious
matters I spoke of, he just tried to make it seem like a circus.

Along
with the tragic passage of Proposition 14 (a travesty of Democracy, that your paper, not in the least bit surprisingly, endorsed), this total display of suppression of
information about a serious third-party candidate also shows that the
establishment is terrified of any opposing ideas, even when they come in a realm
that the establishment rules: electoral politics. What are the Times and the Demo-Publican party so
afraid of? The truth?

When
I ran against Democrat Nancy Pelosi in then District 8 in San Francisco in
2008, even though there was another thorough media blackout of my dedicated and
serious campaign, I came in second. As a non-affiliated candidate, I got twice
as many votes at the Republican and almost 17% of the total vote. A crony
establishment media colleague of yours, CNN, only reported on Nancy’s totals
and those of the Republican. With such weak Republican candidates running, or
potentially running, against Brown in 2014, there is a very real chance that I
could beat the odds and come in second with Brown in June to go to the big
“show” in November.

How
awesome would that be to see two political opponents who actually have opposing
viewpoints facing each other in a debate? Additionally, how amazing would it be
for the people of California to see a candidate who would fight for them and
not for big oil and private prisons, like Brown does?

This
notice is a challenge to all the corporate media talking heads, even the
so-called liberal and conservative ones. Give each and every candidate a fair
hearing so that the people of California can make an educated and informed
choice in these elections.

Money
does not equal credibility or honesty for a candidate or proposition. In fact,
the side with the most money is almost always the side that has sold the
people down the corporate glory hole of war, environmental devastation, and
economic ruin.

Give
those of us who have made a conscious choice not to sell out our own principles
and our human family to the highest corporate bidder a chance to express our
views and vision.

11 comments:

This is an excellent example of the korpRat m.e.DIA as the wings of the Vulture/War Birds/Pigs who FLY every time there is a grass-roots movement that threatens their private klubs. We can BEAT them, but it will take fighting them on their OWN turf...the OC/Inland E.M.Pyre.

Fret not. Let's look at this in another light. The corporate presstitute's function is not merely to misinform and protect the "status decrepitude" but to insure that conditions get so thoroughly wretched that the populous will have no choice but rebel and throw off the foul misrule and corruption of the presstitute's owners.

You invited me. My regular appearance fee is much more than you can afford! I have never, ever , been abusive to you, Cindy. You cannot say the same. I don't hold with being hurtful to others, and such cruelty is unfair when dealing with mentally ill persons, such as yourself.

So, has your Facebook fracas cost you 1,638 votes? Do you really expect more people than your little cadre of idiots to vote for you?

Please note. This is but one of the ways "The State" deals with opposition. Declaring some of them mentally incompetent and institutionalizing them. Of course it has other ways. But this appears to be the way "Big Brother" is trending here at this time if "McAvoy" is any indicator.

"Do you really expect more people than your little cadre of idiots to vote for you?"

What Kevin may be meaning to say, but is unable:

I perceive that Cindy and those here do not see things entirely MY way. Though no genius I consider myself a reasonably intelligent individual. Since, they disagree and are in all likeIihood not geniuses, they MUST be idiots. Fair assessment?

Kevin's lack of civility and respectful behavior (ie verbal abuse) is not beneficial to whatever point(s) he may be attempting to make or convincing others of the rightness" of whatever perspective(s) he has.

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